Crude-oil burner.



i J. G. F. WOODWORTH.

GRUDB OIL BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED 3.111,12. 1911.

995,51 1 Patented June 20,1911.

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GRUDE OIL BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED JANJZ, 1911.

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TOI-IN C. F. WOODWORTH, OF PHOENIX, .ARIZONA TERRITORY, .ASSIGNOR TO I.J'. LIPSOHN, OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

CRUDE-OIL BUB/NER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. F. WOOD- WORTH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Phoenix, in the county of Maricopa and Territory ofArizona, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Crude-OilBurners, of which the following is -a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in crude oil burners.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will be simple in construction, economical tomanufacture and efficient in practice.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure sho-wn and described may be made within the scope of theclaims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation, Fig. 2 a top plan view,Fig. 3 a similar view with the burner removed, Fig. 4L a longitudinalsection, and Fig. 5 a transverse section.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the metal casing of my devicewhich incloses the mixing chamber 2 and is supported on the legs 3,while formed at one side of the casing 1 is the offset t providing thetrough or receptacle 5. Secured to the upper edge of the casing 1 at oneside is the plate 6 which inclines laterally to the lower side 7 of thecasing and is adapted to discharge any fluid resting thereon into thetrough 5, as will be best understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 5.

It will be observed that the plate G has formed on its face a pluralityof upstanding ribs S having countersunk openings 9 therein extendingthrough the plate, while secured to the nipple 10 `at one end of thecasing is a pipe 11 which extends in la coil above the face of the plateand has its other end connected to an oil supply tank 12. Branching fromthe pipe 11 intermediate the coil and the supply tank is a second pipe13 which coils back over the plate `and the pipe 11 and extendslaterally and is connected to the water supply tank 14.

In the operation of my device I build upon the plate 6 a fire eitherfrom kindling or liquid fuel poured upon the plate, and I then open thevalve 15 to admit water from Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 12, 1911.

Patented June 20, 1911.

Serial No. 602,273.

the tank to the coil of the pipe 18. The fire kindled on the plate Gwill serve to generate steam in the said pipe and I then open the valve16 to admit oil from the tank into the pipe 11, the steam and oilmingling together in the coil of the pipe 11. hen suicient pressure hasbeen raised in the coil of the pipe 11 I open the valve 17 to admit themixed oil and steam to the chamber 2 beneath the plate 6, said steam andoil rising through the countersunk openings 9 in the ribs of the platewhen t-he mixture can be ignited.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings theconstruction and operation of my improved device will be readilyunderstood, and it will be seen that after the same has been oncestarted by the burning of fuel upon the plate that the burner willautomatically generate its own fuel to cause the continuous operationthereof, while the space or chamber Q. below the plate 6 serves as asupplemental mixing chamber for the further eommingling of the vaporizedoil and the steam entering through the nipple 10. I may either introducethe steam and vaporized oil merely through the nipple through thechamber or I may locate in said chamber the perforate pipe 18 incommunication with the nipple 10 to cause the mixture to be forcedupward toward the plate 6 in jets. It will further be seen that throughthe medium of the valves 15 and 16 I may regulate the richness of `themixture as desired, while the valve 17 serves to regulate the quantityof the mixture entering the mixing chamber of the casing.

To empty any superfluous oil from the chamber 2 I provide the casingwith the petcock 19 while the trough 5 is provided with a simularpet-cock 20.

The many advantages of a construction of this character will be clearlyapparent and it will be seen that the device is simple and inexpensiveof construction but thoroughly practical and eflicient in operation andthat it may be employed either as an independent stove or heater or maybe introduced into `a cook stove or furnace to transform the saine intoan oil burning heater.

I claim:

1. An oil burner, comprising a receptacle, a burner plate arranged at anangle within said receptacle, said plate having spaced in the Chamberand having an end projecting from the casing, fuel supply Coilsextending above the burner plate and connected with 15 the perforatedpipe, and means for controlling the flow from the coils to the pipe.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature, in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

JOHNC. F. WOODWORTH.

Witnesses:

I. J..LIPSOHN, G. BYRON CARR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner ofrPatents, Washington, D. C.

